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The protective effect of a cut-resistant glove liner

A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMISED TRIAL

P. M. Sutton, FRCS, FRCS Ed, Specialist Registrar in Orthopaedic Surgery1; T. Greene, BSc, MSc, Research Associate2; and F. R. Howell, MA, MS, FRCS Ed, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon3

1 Yorkshire Regional Training Programme
2 Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, UK.
3 Hull Royal Infirmary and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust, Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2KZ, UK.

Correspondence should be sent to Mr P. M. Sutton at Tanglewood, Newlay Wood Road, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 4LF, UK.

We performed a prospective, randomised study comparing the rates of glove perforation using double latex gloving with or without a disposable protective glove liner (Paraderm) on 118 patients undergoing primary or revision arthroplasty of the hip or knee by one surgeon (FRH). The patients were randomly allocated into two groups: in group 1 an inner and outer pair of latex gloves were worn as double gloves and in group 2 the glove liner was worn between the two latex gloves.

There was glove perforation in at least one outer glove in 99 operations (84%). The operating surgeon was aware of the perforation in 21 of these. There were 22 perforations of the inner glove. Group 1 had a significantly higher perforation rate per operation (p < 0.05) than group 2.

Our findings show that protective glove liners significantly reduce the rate of perforation of the inner glove during hip and knee arthroplasty.






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